Tsongkhapa Quotes by Great Lamas
Lama Yeshe’s master was Lama Tsongkhapa who, he says, was a master of “perfect renunciation.1
Places on earth where you can study the pure teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa are very few. That’s why it is considered something very precious.2
~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In my opinion, having the opportunity to practice the guru yoga of the great holy being, Lama Tsong Khapa, is more fortunate than having the chance to receive and practice other Dharma teachings.
Practicing the guru yoga of the inseperability of your own root guru and Lama Tsong Khapa plants the seed of all happiness from that of this life up to enlightenment.3
~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Of the many works of the Tibetan master Tsongkhapa, none compare in terms of popularity and breadth of influence with his Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim Chenmo), which has been treasured by practitioners and scholars alike for centuries.
What distinguishes it as one of the principal texts of Mahayana Buddhism is its scope and clarity. It expounds the entire path from the way one should rely on a spiritual teacher, which is the very root, right up to the attainment of Buddhahood, which is the final fruit. The various stages of the path are presented so clearly and systematically that they can be easily understood and are inspiring to put into practice.4
~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
If one keeps even a drop of the nectar of the name of this holy being Lama Tsongkhapa in a devotional heart, it plants the seed of liberation and one receives the fortune to practice and enjoy happiness from this life up to enlightenment.5
~ Pabongkha Rinpoche
If one does the recitation of the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga prayer for even one month using one of the visualizations for great or clear or quick wisdom, one will definitely see development of that wisdom. It is proved by experience. There is no doubt that by doing the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga practice one can meet Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings from life to life. And furthermore, it gives one the opportunity to be born in the pure realm of Lama Tsongkhapa, Tushita, whenever death happens.”6
~ Pabongkha Rinpoche
Source:
- http://www.ralphmag.org/EZ/dangerous-travel.html
- http://www.fpmt-hispana.org/estudios_en.php
- http://www.wisdom-books.net/ProductDetail.asp?PID=15170
- http://lamrimchenmo.net/lamrim_chenmo.html
- http://www.lamayeshe.com/index.php?sect=article&id=233&chid=340
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Reading this rare precious quotes by great Master tells us a thousand words. Its true enough one keeps even a drop of the nectar of the name of this holy being Lama Tsongkhapa in a devotional heart, it plants the seed of liberation and one receives the fortune to practice and enjoy happiness from this life up to enlightenment…… QUOTED.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
Beautiful wisdom quotes by great masters. Reading all those rare quotes and understand it will increase our knowledge as well. All are precious teachings from great master brings incredible blessings for those who read and recite Tsongkhapa’s prayers. We are fortunate to receive all the Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga teachings from our Lama Tsem Rinpoche.
Thank you Rinpoche with folded hands.
Love these beautiful wisdom Tsongkhapa Quotes by Great Lamas. It is wonderful to read what these great masters think of Lama Tsongkhapa. I feel blessed to be able to practice the same thing as these wonderful Lamas. A precious and rare profound teachings indeed which I truly love to read and think over again. Thank you very much Rinpoche and blog team for sharing such beautiful quotes and hoping for more to come ????
A precious and rare profound teachings indeed which I truly love to read over and think over again. Those quotes by great masters, such as HH Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Pabongkha Rinpoche, tells us many meaningful thoughts and precious teachings where we can learn some knownledge .
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these quotes.
It is wonderful to read what these great masters think of Lama Tsongkhapa. I feel blessed to be able to practice the same thing as these wonderful Lamas.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these quotes.
Hi Jason,
Here’s a video produced by our team with Migtsema, Lama Tsongkhapa’s mantra to share with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsJEWYnZgq4
Tsongkhapa’s Migtsema mantra is a wonderful, peaceful, all-encompassing mantra that is suitable for anyone at any stage of practice. Seeing, hearing, contemplating and meditating on Tsongkhapa brings incredible blessings for today’s individuals without much time. With so many distractions, a short concise practice such as Tsongkhapa’s Gaden Lhagyama (Guru Yoga of Lama Tsongkhapa) is very much applicable and I’m glad you are starting on this practice.
Regards,
Pastor Shin
P.S. : Enjoy the wonderful scenery of Kechara Forest Retreat in the video. Hope you will visit one day.
Pastor Shin,
Thank you for the video link. I found this video about 2 weeks ago and have been listening to it everyday, multiple times a day. It is such a beautiful video. I find the views of KFR especially beautiful and look forward to my trip.
Everyday I am more resolute in my desire to take monk vows and spread the Dharma. It has become a need that pulls at my heart more and more as time goes on.
Blessings to you, Rinpoche and all those involved with Kechara.
Dear Jason,
Great that you found the video on your own 🙂 Keep your aspiration strong and learn up more online before you visit. Anyway, you are already ‘visiting’ Kechara online at the moment on the blog and also via Rinpoche’s video teachings.
I will share more teachings/ links with you soon. May you be blessed and protected always.
Regards,
Pastor Shin
Lama Tsongkhapa embodied the respective profound qualities of enlightened compassion, wisdom and spiritual power of all three Beings.
Thank You. i like the last quote especially because it makes me want to print out Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga & recite.
May the doctrine of Lama Tsongkhapa blaze forever! A precious and rare teaching indeed!
Thank you, Rinpoche, for these quotes on Lama Tsongkhapa by great masters, such as HH Dalai Lama, Pabongkha Rinpoche, Yeshe Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. They make the Lamrim Chenmo and the Prayer “Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa” very precious. Indeed, they make the teachings and practices of Lama Tsongkhapa so precious and so rare that I would want to create the causes to receive them again and again, lifetime after lifetime, until total Enlightenment.
It is very assuring to hear about the benefits of doing Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga from these legendary masters.
I am definitely grateful to Rinpoche for giving us all the gift of Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga in this life time. It is our privilege and duty to keep up this practice consistently. Just as Lama Zopa Rinpoche mentioned in the above quote: “Practicing the guru yoga of the inseperability of your own root guru and Lama Tsong Khapa plants the seed of all happiness from that of this life up to enlightenment.” Reading that made me go “Yay phew! Thank Buddha I found the chance to do it in this lifetime!”
I have been doing the Guru Yoga of Lama Tsongkhapa for only about 7 months and I definitely view the world in a different manner, with less anger and with more understanding. I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, at least not yet, but doing the Guru Yoga of Lama Tsongkhapa daily is definitely sharpening my mind.
Thank you once again Rinpoche.
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Rejoice for the Tsongkapa quotes shared by Great Lamas. We are lucky to have the opportunity study, practice and recite Tsongkapa guru yoga prayer. This opportunity is very rare and cant imagine how much merits we need to have for this. We are lucky to have all the resources and must appreciate.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these quotes with us.
Take good care 🙂
Lama Tsongkapa, pegasas gelugpa dan amat di hormati oleh Tsem Rinpoche dan Rinpoche-Rinpoche terkenal di dunia sebab itu pengajaran utama dari Tsem Rinpoche adalah ajaran dari Lama Tsongkapa dan Rinpoche juga menubuhkan satu pertubuhan, iaitu KECHARA WORLD PEACE CENTRE (KWPC)dan berkongsi segala manfaatnya dengan semua kaum, terima kasih, wong kok thai.